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89741 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 RESOLUTION NO. 8,974 3 G a A RESOLUTION APPROVING FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS GRANT FOR OPERATING COMMUNITY HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS (CHDOs) AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. I • • r :• r 51 51 151 DI 1 511 WHEREAS, on December 25, 1992, Resolution No. 8,830 was passed approving the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) annual plan for fiscal year 1993 to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and WHEREAS, a HOME Program Description in keeping with the approved CHAS was filed and approved by HUD and a grant awarded for fiscal year 1993; and WHEREAS, Board adoption of the 1993 HOME Program Description, as amended, is needed to approve the use of the grant. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Use of the federal fiscal year HOME Investment Partnerships Entitlement Grant to the City of Little Rock according to the program description, Attachment A, as amended by Attachment B is hereby approved. ADOPTED: August 17, 1993 APPROVED AS TO ••'T 4z�l'x� APPROVED: Sr ' `� . r i MAYOR k44 C-/Z- Attachment A 369 HOME Investment Partnerships Program Description 0 City of Little Rock, Arkansas FY 1993 := � = M M EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 370 The City of Little Rock will continue to target HOME funds and other resources for affordable housing development in the City's designated Revitalization Area, but will concentrate efforts in smaller neighborhoods within that area, such as Model Blocks. The City will also target development and redevelopment areas defined under agreements with non - profit or for - profit developers in order to foster revitalization and reinvestment in those areas. Major emphasis will be placed on homeownership assistance, including both owner- occupied rehabilitation and first -time homebuyer assistance. The City has almost completed its resale guidelines for assisted first -time homebuyers, thanks to changes by the Housing and Community Development Act -of 1992 in HOME Program resale restrictions. This iprogram description is incomplete, however, pending the City's submittal of those guidelines and HUD approval of them. Major emphasis is also placed on development and encouragement of affordable housing projects owned, developed, or sponsored by Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). To that purpose the City will allocate 5% of both its FY 1993 and its FY 1992 HOME grants to CHDO operating expenses, will supply the necessary matching funds along with its 1993 CHDO set -aside funding, and will deal with CHDOs as agencies of choice for HOME- funded development of affordable housing. Page 1 of 19 PROPOSED USE OF HOME FUNDS Owner - Occupied Rehabilitation. 371 An estimated $260,000.00 of Little Rock's FY 1993 HOME funds and $65,000.00 in matching funds will be allocated to assist low income and very low income homeowners to rehabilitate their dwellings. with that total of approximately $325,000.00 the City's goal would be to rehabilitate 24 owner - occupied units. This investment of HOME funds in owner - occupied rehabilitation assistance will continue to be carried out in tandem with a similar activity of the City's Community Development Block Grant Program. The standard form of assistance in the City's Owner - Occupied Rehabilitation Program design is effective 5 percent financing of the cost of rehabilitation by means of a bank loan at less than market interest rate in tandem with a zero - interest City loan which self- amortizes over a period of 5 years on condition that the homeowner retains title and continues-to occupy the home as principal residence. This assistance is available to low income people City -wide and is offered under an agreement with a local bank. In designated Model Blocks, in small areas of concentration defined by the City's formal agreements with Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) or other neighborhood based CDCs, and in small systematic code enforcement areas which the City's Department of Neighborhoods and Planning may designate from time to time a combination of low interest direct loans and self- amortizing zero interest loans will be offered in order to Page 2 of 19 a 72 effect comprehensive redevelopment of the identified small area. The targeted areas for these deeper subsidies must be in one of the City's planning districts designated in Little Rock's Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) as "deteriorating," "transitional," or "disinvested." Areas of systematic code enforcement that are neither Model Blocks nor areas defined by agreement with non - profit organizations will be in the Neighborhood Revitalization Area. A map of the Neighborhood Revitalization Area is attached as Appendix A. A map which identifies CHAS categories of planning districts in Little. Rock is attached as Appendix B. First -Time Homebuver Assistance. For first -time homebuyer assistance the -City will utilize an estimated $305,000.00, including $240,000.00 of HOME Grant funds and $65,000.00 of matching funds. Of the total an estimated $130,000.00 will be used to subsidize the purchase of newly constructed homes, $62,500.00 in conjunction with substantial rehabilitation, $62,500.00 in conjunction with moderate rehab, and $50,000.00 to subsidize purchase of existing homes requiring no rehabilitation. These estimated outlays for first -time homebuyer assistance include subsidies to be offered through community development corporation projects, as well as activities administered by the City directly. Due to the resale restrictions required by HOME program regulations the City will offer only substantial first -time homebuyer subsidies with HOME funds. They will be available Page 3 of 19 8 3i3 principally in small target neighborhoods within transitional or deteriorating planning districts where substantial subsidies are indicated in order to trigger reinvestment. Smaller subsidies in the form of CDBG Downpayment Assistance Grants are available to lower income first -time homebuyers throughout the City. HOME program subsidies will be offered at graduated levels as follows: 1. Anywhere within the Revitalization Area, a maximum subsidy of $10,000.00 or 25% of fair market value, whichever is less. 1 2. Within a project area or subdivision subject to a contractual agreement with the City for development or redevelopment of affordable housing, a maximum subsidy of $10,000 or 25% of fair market value, whichever is less. 3. Within target areas 1 and 2 of the Revitalization Area, a maximum subsidy of $15,000.00 or one -third of market value, whichever is less. 4. Within a designated Model Block, a maximum subsidy of $20,000.00 or 50% of market value, whichever is less. The form of subsidy will be a deferred loan, secured by a second mortgage. To enforce the occupancy requirements and resale restrictions imposed by HOME program regulations at 24 CFR 92.254 the securing second mortgage will treat a cessation of occupancy or any resale of the property as a default and give the City, as mortgagee, the right to declare the entire amount of the HOME subsidy loan immediately due and payable. Before providing assistance the City will enter into an agreement with the first- Page 4 of 19 374 time homebuyer to provide that, if the property is resold to a buyer who is not low- income, the City is to be repaid the full HOME subsidy, or if the net proceeds of the sale are less than the full amount of the HOME subsidy, the entire net proceeds, as provided by Section 209 of the HCDA of 1992. In order to provide incentive for maintenance and improvement of the property, to provide for reasonable compensation for such, and to make resale to a low- income purchaser decidely advantageous to the first -time homebuyer, the agreement will stipulate that the subsidy need not be repaid, either in whole or in part, if the property is resold at an affordable price (as defined at 24 CFR 92.254) to a low income homebuyer who will assume obligations of the mortgagor under the HOME subsidy agreement for the balance of the restricted period. Preparation of proposed mortgage form and subsidy agreement is underway but not complete as this program description is submitted to HUD. Therefore the City is requesting conditional approval of its 1993 HOME program, pending submittal of resale guidelines and HUD's approval of them. Rental Unit Rehabilitation Assistance. City Planners estimate use of $170,000.00 of FY 1993 HOME funds, including $136,000.00 of grant funding and $34,000.00 match, for rehabilitation of rental units. As in the first year of the HOME program, the intention is to fund rehabilitation of rental units only in connection with projects owned, developed, or sponsored by CHDOs or other non - profit CDCs. This allocation, Page 5 of 19 3 7 5 together with a similar allocation remaining from FY 1992 funding, should provide adequate gap financing for CHDOs known to be interested in rental properties, as well as non - profit organizations seeking funding for housing development for persons with special needs. Although Rental Rehabilitation funds are no longer available, the City does have Section 108 Loan Funds available for projects of non - profit CDCs being developed with technical assistance from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. Administration and Operating Expenses. The City expects to use the 10% of HOME Grant funds allowable for program administration and 5% permitted for CHDO operating expenses, or $74,000.00 and $37,000.00, respectively, pursuant to provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. Estimated Use of HOME Funds. The foregoing description of the City's planned use of FY 1993 HOME funds may be summarized by category of eligible activity as shown in the following tabulation: Page 6 of 19 0 M MM MWM M M man M ��� Activity /Category Total $ HOME Match Rental $ Owner $ New Construction 130,000 100,000 30,000 0 130,000% Sub. Rehab. 325,000 260,000 65,000 75,000 250,000 Other Rehab 295,000 236,000 59,000 95,000 200,000 Acquisition (only) 50,000 40,000 10,000 0 50,000 Administration 74,000 74,000 n/a n/a n/a CHDO Operating 37,000 37,000 n/a n/a n/a TOTALS $911,000 $747,000 $164,000 $170,000 $630,000 Page 7 of 19 COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND HOME 377 Incorporated into the foregoing tabulations of planned uses of 1993 HOME funds by activity category are the following estimates of funding, by activity, for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) using the statutory 15% set - aside: Activity /Cateaory Total $ HOME Match $ Rental $ Owner $ New Construction 78,000 60,000 18,000 0 78,000 Sub. Rehab. 50,000 40,000 10,000 30,000 20,000 Other Rehab 15,063 12,050 3,013 15,063 0 CHDO Operating 37,350 37,350 n/a n/a n/a TOTALS $180,413 $149,400 $31,013 $45,063 $98,000 The Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 allows participating jurisdictions to use up to 5% of their HOME allocations for CHDO operating expenses. The City of Little Rock will do that, as indicated in the foregoing tabulation, in keeping with its policy of encouraging to the fullest practical extent development of affordable housing by neighborhood -based non - profit community development corporations. The City plans to amend its 1992 HOME program description to take advantage of the new authorization with regard to the FY 1992 HOME grant, as well as the 1993 entitlement. In this manner the City will make available a total of $94,100.00 of HOME funds for operating expenses of CHDOs not yet identified. The City plans to award for operating expenses amounts equal to one -third of the HOME set -aside funds awarded to any organization identified as a CHDO by the City. These awards will be subject, of course, to the Page 8 of 19 w w w w■ ■� M man w w w w 37 statutory and regulatory limitations of 50% of each CHDO's outlays for operations or $50,000.00, whichever is less. It should be noted that the award for operating expenses is one - third of the utilized set -aside funds only, not one -third of all HOME funds awarded. It is the City's intention to allocate set - aside funds widely among CHDOs, in order to encourage development of CHDOs. Therefore, City administrators will exercise discretion to keep available some HOME funds set -aside for late- blooming potential CHDOs. Additional set -aside and f administrative funding to existing CHDOs may be awarded shortly before expiration of the 24 month time limit for commitment of each year's grant. The City will work with non - profit CDCs which seek to qualify as CHDOs to assure that they meet the organizational requirements in HOME regulations for CHDOs, but will not identify a CDC as a CHDO or commit HOME set -aside funds to it until it has developed a proposal for one or more specific projects (as defined at 24 CFR 92.2) that is sound, acceptable to the City, and consistent with the City's current CHAS with regard to targeting of affordable housing development funds. The City will give funding preference to proposals from CHDOs (or other non- profit CDCs) which exceed the regulatory requirements for accountability to low- income community residents (24 CFR 92.2) by maintaining a majority of governing board membership for residents of the City planning district in which proposed projects are located. This is in keeping with the City's neighborhood revitalization strategy of encouraging affordable Page 9 of 19 6 379 housing development by non - profits that are not only accountable to the low- income community but accountable to low- income residents of the specific neighborhood affected by their housing development activities. Any given CHDO will be allowed more than one HOME - funded project, but the City will encourage geographic targeting by giving preference to proposals which concentrate project sites in an area of four square blocks or less or propose redevelopment of an area so sized as a single project. The City has not yet identified its first CHDO, but is in consultation with four non - profit CDCs which have project proposals in preparation for various parts of the City. Three of these are associated with the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) effort to develop neighborhood -based CDCs. LISC is working in two other neigLorhoods within Little Rock which have not yet reached the point of developing specific .project. As noted in the City's description for its FY 1992 HOME program, the City's commitment to development of neighborhood - based community development corporations goes well beyond the statutory 15% set -aside of HOME funds. In addition to the $282,300.00 set -aside and $94,100.00 for CHDO operating expenses earmarked from FY 1992 and FY 1993 HOME grants, the City will provide the necessary matching funds for all CHDO projects to which 1993 HOME funds are committed. (FY 1993 is the -first funding year for which matching requirements have been implemented.) A grant from the Little Rock Residential Housing Page 10 of 19 M mom M M MW MM MM • J�V and Facilities Board enables the City to offer this additional support to non - profit developers. CHDOs will be encouraged to seek and begin accumulating matching fund credits by committing funds from other sources which qualify for matching purposes to current projects. The City's being in position not to require at this time matching funds from CHDOs and other CDCs is a boon, however, in light of the fact that most potential CHDO organizations are only in the developmental stage. The City and the developing non - profit organizations are indeed fortunate to have this support from the Residential Housing and Facilities Board. Page 11 of 19 .r ! NAM M M M! M M M M1 OUTREACH TO MINORITY AND WOMEN -OWNED BUSINESSES It is the policy of the City of Little Rock to encourage and utilize minority and women -owned businesses {MBE's /WBE's) to the fullest extent possible. The City will continue that endeavor in the HOME Investment Partnerships Program and will utilize that program's special features to develop more effective affirmative actions. Steps to be taken include but are not limited to the following: 1. The City will publish at least annually in the Arkansas Democrat- Gazette and the Arkansas State Press (a minority- oriented weekly) a statement of Little Rock's equal opportunity and affirmative action policy as it pertains to housing programs in general and to the HOME program in particular. (See following section on affirmative marketing.) 1 2. The City will develop, maintain, and update regularly lists of MBE /WBE general contractors. The City will also develop and maintain lists of MBE /WBE specialty contractors, such as plumbers, electricians, landscape gardeners, and roofers. The City will develop and maintain lists of MBE /WBE firms which supply goods and services related to housing development and construction, including but not limited real estate agencies, legal counsel, appraisal, financial services, investment banking, insurance and bonds, building materials, office supplies, and printing. These lists will be supplied to CHDOs, CDCs, contractors, and owners Page 12 of 19 mm WPM ® �= V m m m who are applying for assistance under the HOME 382 Investment Partnership program or who enter into contracts or agreements with the city for HOME - assisted projects. 3. The CDBG and Housing Programs Division will conduct at least one workshop during each year to explain the City's entitlement grant programs and brief MBEs and WBEs on changes and new developments. 4. The City will require MBE /WBE outreach plans in all written agreements with CHDOs and owners or sponsors of projects other than owner- occupied rehabilitations administered by the City under technical assistance requests. 5. The City will routinely notify MBE /WBE contractors and suppliers by direct mail Iof all awards or agreements for multi -unit housing projects, including in the notice the nature of the activity or activities, estimated project costs, the number of units to be developed, and the name and address of the owner, manager, or sponsor. 6. The City's Housing Programs Administrator will have the responsibility to maintain records and make annual reports to the City Manager by way of the Director of Neighborhoods and Planning on MBE /WBE outreach in the City's Housing Programs. The report will include at least the following: (1) A narrative on MBE /WBE outreach actions taken during the year Page 13 of 19 383 (2) Statistics on total participation and MBE /WBE contractor and subcontractor participation in the City's various housing assistance programs during the reporting period (3) The current lists of MBE /WBE contractors and suppliers (4) Plans and recommended changes in the MBE /WBE outreach effort. Page 14 of 19 AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (24 CFR 92.361), AND IN-FURTHERANCE OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK'S COMMITMENT TO NON - DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING, THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK HAS ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES TO MARKET AFFIRMATIVELY UNITS MADE AVAILABLE FOR RENT OR PURCHASE WITH HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS - FUNDING. THESE PROCEDURES ARE INTENDED TO FURTHER THE OBJECTIVES OF TITLE VIII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968 AS AMENDED BY THE FAIR HOUSING r AMENDMENTS ACT, EXECUTIVE ORDER 11063, AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE FAIR HOUSING LAWS. THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK BELIEVES THAT INDIVIDUALS OF SIMILAR ECONOMIC LEVELS IN THE SAME HOUSING MARKET AREA SHOULD HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM A LIKE RANGE OF HOUSING CHOICES REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, INATIONAL ORIGIN, OR HANDICAP. To inform the public about the City's affirmative action policy the City will cause the foregoing statement to be published at least once annually in the Arkansas Democrat - Gazette and the Arkansas State Press. The Equal Housing Opportunity logotype or slogan will be included in all press releases and informational materials for the public. To inform owners the policy statement will be bound in application packets, and owners will be informed of the City's policy on affirmative action in any advertisements or promotional materials. As record - keeping requirements and compliance with fair housing laws will be part of all assistance agreements with Page 15 of 19 'M M WPM M M M M M r 385) owners, the City's policy will be discussed with owners as part Of the application process. To inform potential tenants and homebuyers the City will include the policy statement in application packets and will print the Equal Housing Opportunity slogan or logotype on forms and instructions. In addition the City will make available in the HOME administration reception area literature on Fair Housing laws and the rights of minorities and women to equal housing opportunity. Every owner and agency entering into an agreement with the City.to fund a project wholly or in part with HOME money must agree to abide by applicable fair housing and equal opportunity laws and regulations, to use a newspaper of general circulation to advertise vacancies or properties available for purchase, to use the Equal Housing Opportunity i slogan in advertisements and written announcements, to maintain records on the racial and gender identities of applicants and tenants, and to report such data annually to the City on request. Every CHDO or subrecipient participating in the HOME program and every owner of a project comprised of five or more units to be assisted under the program must develop an Affirmative Marketing Plan acceptable to the City's Housing Programs Division as meeting requirements of the City and of Federal regulations for the HOME program. This plan is to be incorporated into a legally binding agreement with the City. The Affirmative Marketing Plan must be directed toward obtaining applications Page 16 of 19 from persons of the racial group least likely to apply to buy or lease the assisted property and must provide at least the following: 1. A written determination of the racial group from which applicants are least likely to come and to which special outreach is to be directed. 2. Whenever more than b0 percent of current tenants of a project are of a minority group or the census block group in which the project is located is more than 51% minority, the owner will a. Use newspapers and other media of general circulation or orientation to advertise units or properties available; and, b. Specify at least two social service agencies which serve both white andlnon -white clients or religious institutions with majority members to which the owner will send letters informing them approximately when the housing will be available and of the intention to lease or sell on the same terms to both majority and minority applicants. Among such agencies are: Family Service Agency of Central Arkansas, St. Francis House, Inc., Catholic Social Services, Presbyterian Urban Council, Arkansas Conference of Churches and Synagogues, and various churches. Page 17 of 19 J U 3. Whenever less than 30 percent of the current residents of the project site are of the minority or the immediate vicinity of the site is predominantly populated by persons of the racial majority, the owner will use the Arkansas State Press as well as newspapers of general circulation to advertise availability of assisted units. (Other measures may -be taken, of course, such as notification of churches with a predominantly minority membership.) 4. The owner will display the Equal Opportunity logo and /or slogan in all advertising and communications concerning HOME funded projects. The City's Housing Programs Division will collect and keep records of the racial and gender identities of all applicants for assistance, whether successful oriunsuccessful, who apply directly to the City. It will require subrecipients, owners, agents, and others through whom HOME assistance may be provided indirectly to keep similar records. The City will keep and will require subrecipients, owners, and other agents to keep copies of advertisements, press releases, letters to fair housing groups and social service agencies, promotional materials, and other documents to demonstrate good faith effort toward affirmative marketing. The City's Housing Programs Administrator will be responsible for an annual assessment of affirmative marketing efforts of the City and of all individuals and agencies which the City has required to implement an affirmative marketing plan as Page 18 of 19 WPM M M M M M M s part of an agreement for HOME program assistance. Results will be tabulated to show total participation, minority participation, female- headed household participation, and participation by persons with disabilities in each project assisted with HOME funds. In addition, a check -form will list all of the actions required as described herein and the records will be examined to determine whether the required actions have or have not been taken in each instance. Where a required action has not been taken or there is no record to document it, the individual or agency will be given 30 days to evidence corrective action and will be required for a period of one year to notify the City when an affirmative action step is taken, such as placement of a vacancy advertisement or the writing of a letter of notice to a fair housing agency. Should no timely corrective actions be taken, the City will disqualify the individual or agency for further participation in the HOME program. A report on the annual assessment of affirmative marketing efforts in the HOME program will be submitted to the City Manager and a copy will be kept on file. Organizational Structure The agency responsible for the administration of HOME Investment Partnerships program is: City of Little Rock Housing Programs 615 West Markham, Room 106 Little Rock, AR 72201 Telephone: (501) 371 -6825 Contact: Edwin Stanfield, Manager CDBG and Housing Programs Page 19 of 19 0 r mpm M men ;aaJ}S W13 APPENDIX A - � E Lw a: » \ 1 \ § . > .. - � E M :• ••••e,,7 r..=r r • In accordance with the Home Investment Paz+rn*xh_ s Act and with 24 CFR 92.150 of the S®e Investment Pa*+ae*sh? p Program Rule, the participating jurisdiction certifies that: (a) Before committing any funds to a project, it will evaluate the project in accordance with the guidelines that it adopts for this purpose and will not invest any more HOt-E funds in combination with other Federal assistance than is necessary to provide affordable housing; (b) If the participating jurisdiction intends to provide tenant -based rental assistance; t The use of HCbM funds for tenant -based rental assistance is an essential element of the participating jurisdiction's annual approved housing strategy for expanding the supply, affordability, and availability of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. (c) The submission of the program description is authorized under State and local law (as applicable), and that it possesses the legal authority to carry out the Home Investment Partnerships (BOME) Program, in accordance with the HOME regulations; (d) It will cooly with the acquisition and relocation req i rents of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, implementing regulations at 49 CFR Part 24 and the req iren=ts of 24 CFR 92.353; (e) It and State recipients, if applicable, will use HCHE funds pursuant to its Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (C7iAS) approved by HUD and all requirements of 24 CFR Part 92; (f) It will or will continue to provide a drug -free workplace by: 1. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful uanufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; 2. Establishing an ongoing drug -free awareness program to inform enplcyees about - (a) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; 391 s MW MM M M J 0 .i (b) The participating jurisdiction's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; (c) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and (d) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; 3. Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statenent required by paragraph (1); 4. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (1) that, as a condition of euplcym ent under the grant, the employee Will— (a) Abide by the terms of the statement; and (b) Notify the employee in writing of ILs or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; 5. Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days after receiving notice under paragraph 4(b) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted—employees must provide notice, including position title, to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant activity the convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agent' has designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant; 6. Taking one of the follaring action, within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under paragraph 4(b), with respect to any employee who is so convicted — (a) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amezxied; or (b) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; 7. Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug -free workplace through implementation of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. s - 1 3 O 3 B. The grantee may insert in the space provided below the sites(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the specific grant: Place of Perforaence (Street address, city, county, state, zip code) (g) To the best of its knowledge and belief: 1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of it, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or eaployee of any agency, a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, anexi rtwnt, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement; 2. If any flux's other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or wi11 be pairs to any person for influening or attempting to influence and offices or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or any employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, it will ocaplete and submit Standard Forme -LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions; and 3. It will req»xe that the language of paragraph (g) of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreemants) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. M ap = 7.(1,1 Attachment B Amendment to FY 1993 HOME Program Description of the City of Little Rock The second paragraph of the section titled "Community Housing Development Organizations and HOME," beginning on page 8 of the 1993 HOME Program Description of the City of Little Rock is revised to read as follows (changed wording indicated in italics): The Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 allows participating jurisdictions to use up to 5% of their HOME allocations for CHDO operating expenses. The City of Little Rock will do that, as indicated in the foregoing tabulation, in keeping with its policy of encouraging to the fullest practical extent development of affordable housing by neighborhood -based non - profit community development corporations. The City plans to amend its 1992 HOME Program Description to take advantage of the new authorization with regard to the FY 1992 HOME grant, as well as the 1993 entitlement. In this manner the City will make available a total of $94,100.00 of HOME funds for operating expenses of CHDOs not yet identified. In order to promote both neighborhood -based CHDOs and stable, experienced staffing, the City will seek ways to foster among CHDOs operating in their several neighborhoods a sharing of operating resources rather than competition for them. To those ends the City may fund operating expenses indirectly through a sponsoring coalition CHDO or require neighborhood CHDOs to contract for staff services with an appropriate provider.